In the Midst of It All
Disclaimer: I do not own CSI, nor do I make any profit from writing this story.
Chapter one: Crime Scene
They had been out there in the sweltering heat for so long. Both teams were taking on the scene in shifts. Currently, Warrick and Nick, along with Sophia were collecting evidence from around the body.
"Man, if there's one this I can't stand about Vegas, its gotta be the heat. An hour out here in the sun and I'm already sweaty and sticky. 113 degrees is just too much." He wiped some of the glistening sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.
Sofia nodded, and then said, "Even though you may not be comfortable, these conditions are slowing down our DB's decomposition rate. This heat has kept some of the larger animals away from here and away from our body. Thanks to the weather, the body will be in better condition for Al back at the morgue."
"Al?" Nick asked.
"Okay, Doctor Robbins."
"Better," he replied.
Warrick moved around the body carefully. Every so often he would snap a photo before collecting crucial evidence off of the body.
"Hey, Nick, hand me on of the smaller evidence bags. I'm gunna scrape under our Vic's fingernails."
He scraped under the victim's fingernails and the scraping fell into the evidence bag.
"Looks like small pieces of glass or sand." He looked around them to see if he noticed anything it may have come from. "I don't see anything around here that looks like it. I'll have to see what comes up when I get it back from the lab." He continued to collect the evidence from around the body.
David came over and asked Sophia if they had taken the photos and were finished with the body so he could get it back to the morgue for the autopsy.
"Thanks," he said and a few other people came over and helped get the body onto a stretched and into the back of the white van.
"I guess we can go put this stuff over with our other stuff," Nick said, "Plus, I need some water."
The three of them picked up the evidence bags and walked over towards Catherine and Sara.
"What've you guys got?" Catherine asked, spotting the three of them coming towards them.
"Just finished with the evidence on and around the victim. I have some stuff to take back to the lab if you want me to drop off anything at the lab."
Sara responded, "Well, I've actually got to head over there." She checked her watch, "You know that entomology ( thanks go out to bullet girl who noticed my typo there D) seminar that Grissom was at up in Oregon, we'll I'm supposed to pick him up at the airport in a little over an hour. Then we both have that court trial for that other case I just wrapped up. I have to pick up some stuff from the lab before I do that, so I could drop this stuff off first." She grabbed her field kit and started getting her stuff together to leave.
"Well, I'd drop it off if you want me to. I don't want to make you late." Warrick said, grabbing some of Sara's things and helping her carry it to the trunk of her car.
"I'm fine. What, are you trying to get off of this? I heard one of you three complaining about the heat a little while ago." She said.
He chuckled, "That was Nick." And then he added a bit louder so Nick would hear, "Isn't he such a wimp?" He turned around to see Nick give him a slight glare before turning back to see what Catherine was showing him and Sofia.
"Alright," he said as Sara was about to get in her car, "Hey, you still coming with Cath, Nicky, Greg, Grissom, and I for brunch tomorrow?"
"Sure thing, well, if this trial doesn't last an eternity. If it does then I might stay home and sleep. I can't really remember what it's like to sleep anymore." She laughed, "I haven't slept in a while; maybe if I get to the airport early I can stay out in the car for half an hour and catch up on that."
He looked over at Nick, Catherine, and Sofia, "I guess I'd better let you go then. Tell Griss I said, 'Hey.'"
She nodded and got in the driver's seat of her Denali. Turning on the radio, she buckled in and pulled out to the street and headed back to the lab.
Well, that's the end of this chapter.
I need to think about this story now. Originally, well, about a week ago, I knew what I wanted to write this about, but could only get down the first few paragraphs. Over the course of last week I forgot where I was headed with this, so now it's changed from whatever I originally had planned. Plus, I'm finishing up my other story right now, so I was trying not to work on this and work on that. ;D
Well, tell me what you think so far… I know you really can't tell where it's going yet, but you'll find out in the next one or two chapters. Hehe... please review!
Ah, sorry about that typo. Haha I type to fast and mix up words sometimes lol. Thanks for reviewing!